Friday, May 30, 2008

By John CheeranIt is all over. No uprising in the final overs, Delhi Daredevils sputtered and ended their innings at 87 all out giving a 105-run win for Rajasthan Royals. Royals moved into the final of the IPL.It was a bit comical when Glenn McGrath was made to look a fool while he was ran out to signal the end for Devils.After Shane Watson took those three early wickets, Delhi did not stand much chance. Some start fielding tightened the screws and suddenly it was no contest and it looked Virender sehwag's gameplan came apart for the semifinal. sehwag tried to be proactive by bowling first but that did not work a wee bit thanks to brilliant allround performance from Watson and some bold hitting from Yousuf Pathan.Naturally i'm happy that my prediction has come true. i had backed Rajasthan Royals and for a change, luck stayed with them.

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About Me

John Cheeran is an engineer-turned-journalist and has worked in such diverse media as Print, Internet and Radio. Cheeran has an abiding interest in cricket and its politics, and in politics in general.
Cheeran quit an Indian arm of the US-based global giants General Electric in 1994 to join Asian College of Journalism. He then went on to write on sports, and mainly on cricket, for newspapers such as The Indian Express, The Asian Age, The Pioneer and www.timesofindia.com in India. Cheeran also had a seven-year stint with Gulf News in Dubai.
He also wrote regularly for regional publications including Malayala Manorama and Deshabhimani during his student days.
During his career, Cheeran has reported a string of national and international tournaments including the 1999 Cricket World Cup held in England, the annual Dubai Desert Classic Golf Championship and Dubai Tennis Championship in Dubai, the ICC Champions Trophy in Dhaka, the Independence Cup Cricket Championship in India, Asian Test Championship and a number of Davis Cup ties in India. Now, Cheeran is an adjunct faculty at Online Media Centre in Chennai.